Thursday, December 29, 2011

Search Your Computer Through Cloud


FindMyFile
App for iPhone or iPad to search file in Mac computer, and download the file through cloud (Dropbox)

Requirement

Client software
FindMyFile (iPhone or iPad application available in  itunes)
FindMyFileFree (free version iPhone or iPad application available in itunes)

Server software
FindMyFileServer (server software for OSX Snow Leopard or Lion available in OSX app store)

Cloud Storage Software
Dropbox. Download OSX version and install in OSX Snow Leopard or Lion.

Features
  • Search file in Computer using your iPhone or Ipad.
  • Download files from your Computer to iphone or ipad. This include files located in external harddrive, or bootcamp drive.
  • No VPN required, no troublesome network settings, and cable not required. If your iPhone or iPad connected to Internet and your computer connected to Internet, you can share your files between them.
  • Included file viewer for some of the common document type such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and images files such as png, jpg, etc.
  • Edit or transfer the file to other app such as Pages, Numbers or other app that support document transfer. 
  • OSX spotlight is used for the search engine.

Easy Installation
(1) Install Dropbox on Mac machine and please do standard installation. The Dropbox directory should be named “Dropbox” of the current user home directory.

(2) On your Mac machine, download free application called “FindMyFileServer” available in Mac App Store and run this application, no special setting required. From the Status bar, you can click the item “FindMyFile” and you can limit the scope of search if you like.



(3) Run "FindMyFile" or "FindMyFileFree" from your iPhone, and from the Settings tab, select link Dropbox and follow the instruction from Dropbox, to log on to your account (The account name should be the same with account used in OSX). After log in successful, go to Settings tab again and select Test Connection. Application will automatically try to make connection with your Computer. On successful try, you will get your computer name and the current user logging on to your Computer.

Search Features
search screen
Server application using Mac Spotlight search engine, and there are 2 type of search provided,  first is search file name only and second is search by entering keyword content of the file.

Some search will take long time event the search done in machine it's self. Please be careful with the search key you enter, because its will give hundreds or even thousand result which is meaning less. The keyword “*” will find all files in your server, and this is will take very long time for the result to coming and make your server very busy.

download options
On the successful search, the application will list all files for you to download to your iPhone or iPad. When you tap on particular item application will display 2 option first is download file and second is copy the file to Dropbox folder Only.

If the file you want to copy from your machine quiet big, the second option is better, because we can download later after the file is a available in Dropbox folder. As we know that upload big file from the server will take longer time compare with download.

After you download the file, the file will be available in locally in the device and you can preview the file, send to mail or open with other application, such as pages, numbers, evernote, etc.

Get It On The App Store
FindMyFile or FindMyFileFree is universal application, thats mean the application designed to run on iPhone and iPad. Screen shoot for iPad shown below.

You can get the application on the app store the free version is available for you to test. The server version is free and you can get it from Mac App Store.

Note About Server Application
* Server application never delete the file. When you see on the screen Dropbox reported deleted some files its happening in Dropbox directory, instructed by Client (iPhone or iPad). iPhone and iPad application cannot reach file/files beyond its sandbox in "FindMyFile" directory under Dropbox directory.

* Server for Windows is under development.

iPad Screen Shoot




Print document, open with other application, or you email it

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Battery Logger an easy way to log your Macbook battery


An application to log your notebook battery activities, and will log your battery usage since last power cable disconnected. 

Whenever you unplug the power cable from your notebook, the application start to counting, and it will reset the data whenever the power line is connected.

It will ignore the timing during computer sleep, or computer shut down for usage counting, but still record this activities for reference.

Requirement
Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air with Snow Leopard, or Lion.

The Screen

Battery Logger Main Screen

The application can be download from mac app store.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Fast and easy way to log your workout activities


Log your workout activities with easy
1.  Choose body part and your exercise

2.   iGymTrack will remember your last exercise reps and weight (1). All you need to do is press save set (if the repetition and weight still the same with previous exercise) (2) and you are done.
 


Support online backup
Drobbox support will make easier for you to back up your data or transfer to other system, for example iPad version (will be available soon). You can also send data to friend email address and let them to sync with their own drobbox.


Workout Calendar
Calendar screen will give you detail about your monthly workout activities, such as workout and cardio day as well as your plan day. Monthly summary will display your body part summary for the particular month

Create your own exercise with easy
If the list of exercise is not satisfy you, you can add new exercise with easy steps. Press plus button from the screen (1) enter the name (2) and choose the equipment (3), save it and you are done. You also can add picture from camera or from internet later when you edit it.



Multiple user support
If you exercise with buddy or you are a trainer and want to log you clients exercises, iGymtrack is easy implement that. Just select or create a user (1) . During workout, if more than 1 user exercise at the same time, you can switch the user only with the single tap (2).


Know you limit before start exercise
Do your next exercise by analyzing you history data. Do not try to use very heavy dumbbell for example. iGymtrack will help you to decide using graph tools.